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content-style-guide.md

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 We use a few different forms of capitalization. Title case capitalizes the first letter of every word except articles, prepositions, and conjunctions. We use title case for the titles of pages, including blog posts and basic pages.
 
 Sentence case capitalizes the first letter of the first word.
-When writing out an email address or website URL, use all lowercase.
+When writing out an e-mail address or website URL, use all lowercase.
 micky@agaric.com  
 agaric.com  
 
@@ -264,31 +264,37 @@ e-mail
 
 #### Contractions
 
-They are bad! Even though they may give your writing an informal feel, they provide difficulty for readers that donnot speak English. You can surely make your email look informal without the use of contractions.
+They are bad! Even though they may give your writing an informal feel, they provide difficulty for readers that do not speak English. You can make your writing informal without the use of contractions.
 
 #### Emoji
 
 Emoji are a fun way to add humor and visual interest to your writing, but use them infrequently and deliberately. Keep them out of blog posts and web copy entirely.
 
 #### Numbers
+
 Spell out a number when it begins a sentence or is under ten. Ten to twenty is a judgement call (but usually spelled out if not paired with numerals). Otherwise, use the numeral. This includes ordinals, too.  
-Ten new members started on Monday, and 12 start next week.  
+Ten new members started on Monday, and twelve start next week.  
-I ate 3 doughnuts at coffee hour.  
+I ate three doughnuts at coffee hour.  
-Meg won 1st place in last year’s hackathon.  
+Meg won first place in last year's hackathon.  
-We hosted a group of 8th graders who are learning to code.  
+We hosted a group of eighth graders who are learning to code.  
-(Sometimes it feels weird to use "1" instead of "one." Just go with your gut.)  
+We attended the 33rd annual picnic.  
+One hundred trainees started the course but only 43 finished.
+
 Numbers over 3 digits get commas:  
 999  
 1,000  
 150,000  
+
 Write out big numbers in full. Abbreviate them if there are space restraints, as in a tweet or a chart: 1k, 150k.  
 
 #### Dates
+
 Generally, spell out the day of the week and the month. Abbreviate only if space is an issue in the app.   
 Saturday, January 24  
 Sat., Jan. 24  
 
 #### Decimals and fractions
+
 Spell out fractions.  
 Yes: two-thirds  
 No: 2/3  
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 Use decimal points when a number can’t be easily written out as a fraction, like 1.375 or 47.2.  
 
 #### Percentages
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 This depends on context - use the % symbol or spell out "percent" depending on which looks best. 
 
 #### Ranges and spans
-Use an en-dash (–­) to indicate a range or span of numbers.  (On Mac: Option + - (dash).  On Windows: Control + -.  On Debian with compose key enabled: compose + --.  
+
+Use an en-dash (–­) to indicate a range or span of numbers.  (On Mac: Option + - (dash).  On Windows: Control + -.  On Debian or Ubuntu with compose key enabled: compose + --.  
 It takes 20–30 days.  
 
 #### Money
+
 When writing about US currency, use the dollar sign before the amount. Include a decimal and number of cents if more than 0.  
 $20  
 $19.99  
@@ -311,19 +320,24 @@ When writing about other currencies, follow the same symbol-amount format:
 €1  
 
 #### Telephone numbers
+
 Use dashes without spaces between numbers. Use a country code if your reader is in another country.  
 555-867-5309  
 +1-404-123-4567  
 
 #### Temperature
+
 Use the degree symbol and the capital F abbreviation for Fahrenheit.  
 98°F  
 
+
 #### Time
-Use numerals and am or pm, with a space in between. Don’t use minutes for on-the-hour time.
  
+
-7 am
  
+Use numerals and am or pm, with a space in between. Do not use minutes for on-the-hour time.  
+7 am  
 7:30 pm
-Use an en-dash (–) between times to indicate a time period.
  
+
+Use an en-dash (–) between times to indicate a time period.  
 7 am – 10:30 pm  
 
 Specify time zones when writing about an event or something else people would need to schedule. Since Agaric was founded and has several worker-owners in Boston, Massachusetts, we default to ET.